Judges 21:10 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | WEB

The congregation sent there twelve thousand men of the most valiant, and commanded them, saying, Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

And the congregation sent 12,000 men - A thousand from each tribe; they followed the precedent of (Numbers 31:4).

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Twelve thousand men. —The Vulgate has 10,000, but it is doubtless meant to imply that each tribe sent a thousand valiant men

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the
valiantest
That were in …

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Israel lamented for the Benjamites and was perplexed by the oath they had taken not to give their daughters to them in marriage. People are more ze…

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